Readings: Acts 9:26-31; 1 John 3: 18-24; John 15: 1-8 Click here to download PDF of this homily Preacher: Margie Benza “You are already pruned because of the word that I spoke to you.” A simple sentence and a revealing line which requires courage and offers consolation in the midst of this Easter Season. Our readings today remind us that… read more →
Readings: Acts 4: 8-12; 1 John 3: 1-2; John 10:11-18 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Ruth Marchetti In his New York Times columns, Nicholas Kristof occasionally remarks on his deep admiration for Christian workers throughout the world who leave behind their comfortable lives to feed, heal, house and teach people who live in very poor… read more →
Readings: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19; 1 John 2:1-5a; Luke 24:35-48 Click here to download a PDF of this homily, Preacher: Sheryl Zabel Today’s gospel from Luke tells of the risen Jesus joining his disciples in Jerusalem, after meeting with two of them on the road to Emmaus. “Peace be with you,” he said. Their reaction was anything but peaceful—Luke describes them… read more →
Readings: Acts 4: 32-35; 1 John 5: 1-6; John 20: 19-31 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Gloria Ulterino Our daughter Noelle must have been about 6. We were on vacation, near a lovely, small, pristine lake. There was a dock and diving board not far from the shore, where kids would jump with abandon into… read more →
Readings: Acts 10: 34A, 37-43; Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5: 6B-8; John 20: 1-9 Preacher: Nora Bradbury-Haehl It was still dark. Her friend, her teacher, had been taken. Had been tortured. To death. It was still dark. All the hopes they’d had, all the love they had shared, With insiders and outsiders, with the mighty and the lowly,… read more →